Beneficial Company

Drees & Sommer: becoming a Beneficial Company

Requirements for Beneficial Companies include:

  • Planting trees
  • Saving CO₂
  • Orientation towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Application of future-oriented concepts such as Cradle to Cradle or Blue City

Steps toward becoming a Beneficial Company

1
AVOID/REDUCE

  • Business travel (flights)
  • Single-use products

2
COMPENSATE

  • Offsetting of CO2 emisssions by carbon credits

3
CARBON POSITIVE AND CLIMATE POSITIVE

  • Buying green electricity
  • Using Cradle to Cradle products
  • Encouraging biodiversity
  • Planting trees

4
INVOLVED IN SOCIAL PROJECTS

  • Fitness and health facilities for staff
  • Supporting aid organizations and social institutions

Since 2019 our sustainability strategy has included keeping an account of the CO2 emissions generated by the provision of energy to our locations and by company traffic and transport. Our annual CO2 emissions convert to around 2.29 tons per staff member. Business travel and the company vehicle fleet account for the largest proportion of the emissions, at more than 80 percent. The remaining portion is caused by the use of energy to operate the office buildings. The myclimate foundation, among others, supported us with the accounting.

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EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES THAT DREES & SOMMER ALREADY IMPLEMENTS

Gradual conversion of vehicle fleet to alternative fuels

Green electricity at all German locations and company-owned charging stations

Expansion of photovoltaic systems at various locations

Job-related bicycle leasing and car-sharing services, with subsidies for public transport tickets

Environmentally-friendly products for events, catering, cleaning, print media, advertising materials

Recyclable building materials, furniture and interior fittings

Installation of tap systems for drinking water instead of using reusable bottles

Implementation of sustainable standards and Cradle to Cradle® principles in construction projects for company’s own use

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